Australia Corona Virus

Victoria has recorded 1,073 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths

Source: ABCnews

Victoria has recorded 1,073 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths.

There are now 16,503 active cases of the virus in Victoria, and 560 people have died during the current Delta outbreak.

There are 310 people in hospital with COVID-19, of whom 45 are in intensive care and 19 are on a ventilator.

The health department said a further 45 people were in intensive care but their infections were no longer considered active.

The new cases were detected from 56,337 test results received yesterday.

There were 1,513 doses of vaccine administered at state-run sites yesterday, as well as more vaccinations at GP clinics and other venues.